form8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 24,
2008
GENCO
SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic
of the Marshall Islands
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000-28506
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98-043-9758
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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299
Park Avenue
20th
Floor
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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10171
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (646) 443-8550
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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The
Company today provided an update regarding delivery of the Genco Hadrian, a
170,500 dwt Capesize newbuilding which the Company agreed to acquire from
companies within the Metrostar Management Corporation group on July 12,
2007. The Hadrian is currently undergoing its pre-delivery inspection
period. The Company currently expects the Genco Hadrian to be
delivered prior to the end of 2008.
"Safe Harbor"
Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
This
report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and
observations. Included among the important factors that, in our view, could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements
contained in this report are the results of the pre-delivery inspection, the
successful fulfillment of other conditions to the delivery of the Genco Hadrian
prior to the end of 2008, and other factors listed from time to time in our
public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without
limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K.
The
information set forth under “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure” shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as
amended, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Genco Shipping &
Trading Limited has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GENCO
SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
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DATE: December
24, 2008
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/s/ John C. Wobensmith
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John
C. Wobensmith
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Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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